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View Poll Results: Hammock vs tent.

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I have set my tent up in the yard and slept in it, and for myself, not the kids.

Hammock vs Tent, or Just how addicted to hammocks are you?

I ask for a reason. I was realizing tonight I've been getting back outdoors more, in a large part to wanting to camp out with my hammock.

I don't recall being this excited to use my tent. When I used to go adventuring, I'd go for the goal. Often that goal was a certain mountain peak. The tent was just a way to try, and I emphasize try, to keep any rain off me in the night.

In comparison to that, I plan my current trips around places where I can hang a hammock. I go late, hike in a little ways, hang, sleep, wakeup, and leave.

Sometimes, when I can't wait for the next break in my work schedule, I just hang my hammock in the backyard.

I think that last sentence sums it up. I never was so excited about my tent, that I would set it up in the yard, just to sleep in it. Does anyone? I know this might be an unfair question on a hammock forum, but I'm sure many people here came from a ground dwelling past.

I'd be willing to bet, that there are more people out there besides myself, and Shug (he's always filming from his hammock in the back yard.) that will set up a hammock just out their back door for a night sleeping outside.

Am I (almost) alone in this, or are there other people who are equally addicted to getting in some hang time?

Tried sleeping outside in the hammock at first but there is a nightclub about 150 yd east that doesn't shut down until 2:00AM. Then there is an ambulance service about a 1/2 mile north and we're in an area with a large number of other senior citizens. So I just sleep in my fulltimer indoors. Don't even own a tent anymore.

Most of us end up poorer here but richer for being here. Olddog, Fulltime hammocker, 365 nights a year.

I slept out in the yard last night and the night before. It was lovely apart from when the sprinklers came on. The only time I did that with a tent was when my son was small and wanted a backyard campout.

I started out car camping then moved onto a lean-to with a tarp and a wool blanket (which I still do from time to time) then one day I made a paracord net hammock and loved it compared to anything. I then googled "camping hammock" to find out it has been around forever and is a BIG ADDICTION while it is more expensive than any other way to sleep ( only because of quilts ) it is the most comfortable . Although I did manage to have two full hammock kits (equipped with bug nets, with enough tarp,WB Superfly ) to cover them both, and enough insulation for me and my GF for 425 bucks. HOW???!!! Here is how, 2 DIY tablecloths ($25) Full whoopie kit from BIAS and 2 stuff sacks ($66) Superfly tarp ($155 camo) DIY UQ($125) and a MSS ($100 she uses black bag and UQ I use green and bivy bag) and two DIY bugnets ($50)